Collapsible chicken-coop.



S. P. HICKERSON.

COLLAPSIBLE CHICKEN COOP.

APPLICATION FILED MAY IZ ms.

Patented J an. 2, 1917.

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COLLAPSIBLE CHICKEN-COOP.

Application filed May 12, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STERLING P. HIoKnR- soN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Fullerton, in the county of Nance, and State ofNebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCollapsible Chicken-Coops; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact clescription of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and .usethe same.

This invention has for its object to provide an efficient and sanitarychicken coop of the collapsible type, which is constructed entirely ofmetal.

IVith this and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the novel construction, combination andarrangement of parts as will be hereinafter specifically described,claimed and illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the coop, parts being removed,Fig. 2 represents a plan view thereof, Fig. 3 represents an endelevation of the coop, Fig. a represents a transverse sectional View onthe line ;-l1 of Fig. 2, Fig. 5 represents an end elevation of the coopin collapsed condition, and Fig. 6 represents a fragmentary sectionalview, through the coop, illustrating one of the spring locking membersin detail.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts throughout the. several views, thenumerals 8 and 9 indicate the bottom and top frames of the coop whichare rectangular in shape and constructed of angle iron. An imperforatemetal bottom 10 issupported upon the lower horizontal members of thebottom frame 8 and is reinforced by a plurality of braces 11 secured inthe frame. The end members of the frames 8 and 9 are connected by pairsof pivoted links 12, whereby the upper frame 9 may be moved downwardlyagainst the lower frame 8 as clearly shown in Fig. 5, to expeditetransportation of the coop when empty.

Side walls 13 are removably secured between the longitudinal members ofthe upper and lower frames 9 and 8, respectively, and are retained inproper spaced and parallel relation by a partition 14 secured bySpecification of Letters Patent.

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hinges 15 centrally of the bottom 10. The side walls 13 are preventedfrom moving outwardly by the depending members of the upper frame 9 andtheupstanding members of the bottom frame 8.

A top 16 is secured in the upper frame 9 and is formed with a centrallongitudinal opening 17 extending from end to end of the frame which isadapted to be closed when the coop is in use by a removable cover plate18, having reduced longitudinal eX- tensions19 which, byflexing theplate, may be engaged in slots 20 formed in the vertical or dependingmembers of the upper frame 9. The extensions 19 and upper frame 9 areformed with apertures 21 adapted to receive a wire seal or other devicefor preventing opening of or tampering with the cover plate 18, duringshipment of the coop.

End walls 22 are arranged between the end members of the bottom and topframes 8 and 9 and are locked in vertical position by the spring latches23, which are secured to the top frame 9 and project downwardly throughapertures 24 therein, and engage the inner surfaces of the end walls 22.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention the side and end walls 13and 22, respectively,,thereof areconstructed of wire net bound bymetallic frames of such size as to lend requisite strength and rigidityto the coop.

To collapse the coop, the partition 14 is swung downwardly upon itshinges 15 against the bottom 10, and the side and end walls 13 and 22are subsequently removed after springing the spring locking members 23outwardly, out of the. path of the end walls 14:. The links 12 are nextcollapsed so as to move the top frame 9 downwardly upon the bottom frame8, the side and end walls being placed between the top and bottom forconvenience in shipment.

What I claim is:

1. A coop comprising substantially rectangular top and bottom framesconstructed of angle iron, pivoted links pivotally con-' necting theupper and lower frames; side and end walls removably positioned betweensaid frames; a removable bottom plate supported in the lower frame; anda hinged partition hinged to the bottom plate and adapted, when moved tovertical position, to retain the side walls in operative position. 7

2. A coop comprising upper and lower substantially rectangular framesconstructed of angle iron, the upper frame having slots in the endmembers, removable side and end walls arranged between said frames, atop supported in the top frame, and a cover plate removably supportedupon said top 10 having reduced ends adapted, when the plate is flexed,to be inserted in said slots. In testimony whereof I aflix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

STERLING P. HICKERSON. itnesses J. H. KEMP, BERYL BULLOCK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washingtoml) C.

